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“If you think something is missing in your life, it is probably YOU…”
― Robert Holden

Have you ever had that feeling that something is missing in your life? Have you taken the time to find it?

For some people life is a struggle. It’s not that it has to be a struggle it is just the way they believe things are. I’ve heard, “I just can’t do this kind of work.”, and they lament the very fact that the work is challenging instead of looking at how they could make those challenges smaller. They could learn more or dig into the material that they don’t understand and find ways to learn the material. In other words they could chose to attack work rather than letting work attack them.

“I don’t have enough time to do all the things I want to do.” and I’ll guess that you’ve uttered those words when the amount of things in life just seem overwhelming. The list of things to do just keeps growing and it is starting to crowd out what you really want to do. I’ll ask those people, “what do you really want to be doing? or what is most important to be done now.” After a few minutes a list of important things becomes visible and the unimportant things also become visible. From there it is a choice – “what do you want to do with what you have on the list?” Prioritization and making sure that the list of things to do are the things that matter most. Figure that out and there is time for you.

Are you struggling? Not just having a difficult time but really struggling to be your best self. What are you doing about it? What is missing in your life?

For some people it is motivation and they aren’t finding the energy to do something. When you’re not motivated what do you do about it? What keeps you in the game?

Do you have problems just getting started on something? Is it easier to wait, for another few minutes, hours and then days? Pretty soon that project, that idea, or inspiration just falls into the heap of the undone and unnoticed.

Where are you? Do you have all the things in life that you want to have? What’s missing?

“The most common ego identifications have to do with possessions, the work you do, social status and recognition, knowledge and education, physical appearance, special abilities, relationships, person and family history, belief systems, and often nationalistic, racial, religious, and other collective identifications. None of these is you.”
― Eckhart Tolle

It was holding him back from being the person he wanted to be. He wanted more and knew that he had it within to do more and at the end of the day little got done. The ego held his hand back from making a call, from finishing the last touches on a piece of work, and from realizing his dreams.

I’ve heard from many people the story of wanting more and doing less. The ego always stepped in fear filled and delayed action. Procrastination is a sign of an ego that is not pleased with past results. Perfectionism always says it isn’t good enough. The ego fears rejection and would rather see things delayed or not getting done at all seeped in a belief that it wouldn’t be good enough.

Courage is the antidote to inaction. The courage to take action, to push against the ego and see beyond the fear is what will open the door to freedom. The “ego” that is pushed beyond its own fear will be able to grow. With growth there are opportunities that were hidden. The abundant life is behind the door that is being blocked by the ego.

For most people pushing the ego aside so that they can confront their fears is hard to do, it doesn’t happen easily. Believing that you don’t have what you need to be successful is to believe in the voice of the ego. Believing that you have what you need now to do what needs to be done is the first step to living an authentic life.

What is the ego saying to you?

What is preventing you from living life fully?

What is stopping you from living out your dreams?

Listen to yourself. What are the feelings that show up when you read those questions? What is the truth about you?

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin